Radical possibilities : public policy, urban education, and a new social movement / Jean Anyon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anyon, Jean, author.

Series:

Critical social thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Urban--Social aspects--United States.

Education, Urban.

Education, Urban--Social aspects.

United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Social change--United States.

Social change.

Physical Description:

viii, 234 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

The core argument of Jean Anyon's classic Radical Possibilities is deceptively simple: If we do not direct our attention to the ways in which federal and metropolitan policies maintain the poverty that plagues communities in American cities, urban school reform as currently conceived is doomed to fail. With every chapter thoroughly revised and updated, this edition picks up where the 2005 publication left off, including a completely new chapter detailing how three decades of political decisions leading up to the "Great Recession" produced an economic crisis of epic proportions. By tracing the root causes of the financial crisis, Anyon effectively demonstrates the concrete effects of economic decision-making on the education sector, revealing in particular the disastrous impacts of these policies on black and Latino communities. Going beyond lament, Radical Possibilities offers those interested in a better future for the millions of America's poor families a set of practical and theoretical insights. Expanding on her paradigm for combating educational injustice, Anyon discusses the Occupy Wall Street movement as a recent example of popular resistance in this new edition, set against a larger framework of civil rights history. A ringing call to action, Radical Possibilities reminds readers that throughout U.S. history, equitable public policies have typically been created as a result of the political pressure brought to bear by social movements. Ultimately, Anyon's revelations teach us that the current moment contains its own very real radical possibilities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Great Recession 13

1 Financialization, Economic Disaster, and an Alternative 15

Part II Federal Policies that Maintain Poverty 27

2 The Economic is Political 29

3 Federal Policies that Keep People Poor 43

4 Income, Wealth, and Taxes 64

5 New Hope for Urban Students 80

Part III Metro Area Inequities 89

6 Metro Areas and the Regional Geography of Poverty: Job and Public Transit Mismatches 91

7 Housing Reform as Education Reform 99

8 Regional and Local Challenges to Inequity 115

Part IV Social Movements, New Public Policy, and Urban Educational Reform 127

9 How Do People Become Involved in Political Contention? 129

10 Building a Social Movement 148

11 Putting Educators at the Center of a Social Movement for Economic and Educational Justice 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415635578

0415635578

9780415635585

0415635586

OCLC:

855977645